Improvement in grain-sefarators and clover-cleaning- machine



E. L. KELLY. Grain Searator and Clover Cleaning Machine.

Patented Aug. 10, 1869.

Inventor." 6M

new seat EBENEZ'ER L. KELLY, OF READINQMICHIGAN.

Letters Patent No. 93,450, dated Au 1mm, 1869. I

IMPROVEMENT IN GRAIN-SEPARATQRS CLOVER-CLEANING- MACHINE.

The Schedule referred. to in theaa Letter Patent and making part of the same.

. To whom it may concern:

vBe it known that I, Ennnnznn L. KELLY, of Reading, in the county of Hillsdalc, and State of Michigan,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grain- Separators and Glover-Cleaning Machines and I do declare that the following is a true and accurate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, and being a part of this specification.

,The natureof this invention relates to an improve-,

ment in grain-separators and clover-cleaning machines, by means of which damp or wet grain may be prevented from clogging the sieves.

It consists in a series of fingers, so arranged that they wilivibrate upon the top of the upper sieve in an opposite direction from the motion of the sieve.

A, in the drawing, represents a bar, pivoted, at B, near the head of the sieve O, and near the throat of the hopper which delivers the grain upon the sieve.-

The ends of the bar A should project through each wall, D, of the case of the separator, as at E.

Fare cords, which are attached, at E,-to the ends of the bar A, outside of the walls D of the casc,.thence, passing around the sheaves G, (which are attached to the walls of the separator,) and thence over the friction-rollers H, are attached to or near the rear end of the sieve, at I.

J. is a connecting-rod, connecting the bell-crank K,

(which. is secured, by a shorter rod, to the sieve C) and the crank L, at the end of the fan-shaft, fi'om which motion is given to the sieve, and communicated from the sieve to the vibrating bar A, by means of the cords F, above described.

M are fingers, rigidly attached to the bar A, and long enough to sweep the length of the sieve O, and prevent the same from being clogged by wet or damp grain and straw.

By means of the bell-crank and connecting-rod heredescribed.

EBENEZER L. KELT 1Y- Witnesses:

-GEORGE BUHLANDT,

Lonrs Q. HYDE. 

